Before 1981, performance was simple. Auto manufacturers just created bigger engines, more cylinders, and louder exhausts like the Pontiac 7.5L V8 engine, used in models like the GTO, Firebird Trans Am ...

How it Works: V8 Engine Model In today's video, I want to show you how to assemble a fully working model of the V8 engine with an accelerator pedal from basic materials and powered by an electric ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Lego company is able to produce some truly fascinating products for fans to build at home. They usually involve large structures — ...

This is a category that is pretty rapidly going away. You'll be hard-pressed to find an overhead valve — also known as a pushrod — engine in anything outside of a General Motors LS/LT V8 or one of ...

To understand the benefit of a turbo, we need a refresher on the basics of the combustion process. In any four-stroke combustion engine, the intake sucks clean air through the filtered intake and into ...

There are a few different kinds of combustion engines out there. Most of them are fairly simple machines in theory, but decades of refinement and innovation have made modern engines into complex ...

The Mazda CX-90 feels like a bona fide luxury SUV, but the company's current upmarket push isn't its first. At one time, Mazda was actually going to launch its own luxury sub-brand, and it would bring ...

As an avid car enthusiast, Joe enjoys time on the track, going to car meets, or simply taking a long drive in the Colorado mountains. Joe has always had a love for writing and cars, so he decided to ...